Collocations withdescent
These are words often used in combination withdescent.
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angle of descent
On landing, the glidepath—that is, the angle of descent to the ground—must be not less than three degrees.
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common descent
Medievalists would argue that ethnic identities are constructed primarily through the invention of legends of common descent, often articulated in contexts of political conflict.
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controlled descent
This facility enables a pilot to use the lift generated by the free rotation of the main rotors to make a controlled descent and landing.
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descent group
In doing so, she demonstrated that the descent group was rarely equivalent to the residential group.
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final descent
I understand that aircraft must reduce their height to 3,000 ft 10 miles from the runway in order to establish a final descent path.
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gradient descent
A gradient descent, whatever the starting point, computes in real-time the least dangerous trajectory.
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matrilineal descent
In common with the two study societies, they have a matrilineal descent system which is here divided into matri-moieties, each comprising several clans.
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patrilineal descent
These included belonging to patrilineal descent groups which under the monarchical order were classified and hierarchised according to an elaborate system.
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rapid descent
The plane landed with no incident and only one minor injury was recorded in someone's inner ear due to the rapid descent.
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slow descent
This slow descent is partially obscured by the noisiness of the computed statistics.
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steep descent
A steep descent and a small raise to the finish line followed.
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